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# 15 U.S.C. § 2689 - Prohibited acts

## Text

It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to comply with a provision of this subchapter or with any rule or order issued under this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 94–469, title IV, § 409, as added Pub. L. 102–550, title X, § 1021(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3921.)